ilgauskis is obviously a big miss for Cleveland, i dont think they can challenge until they have a completely FIT starting 5. With that though, they can go all the way, im sure. mo williams has been the major support Lebron has needed, that dude got skills

and anyone thinking Trevor Ariza is mad underrated? i mean i know most think hes underrated, but stilll? id give the guy alot more minutes

^ Trevor Ariza is the truth...i wish he was in the dunk contest over some of the dudes in there this year like nate robinson...hes tight and all i just dont wanna see him in it again...but yea if Ariza was on any other team hed be playing like 30 mins..lakers are too deep tho i still think he should play more tho

^Yea....ariza is a great defender takes a lot of pressure off kobe on defense....but yea the magic have a lot of talent, probly one of the best 3pt shooting teams ive seen in a while too...well see....if it comes down to them and the cavs in the east hope the magic stomp em...but the magic disappointed in every playoffs the last few years

I Liked Ariza When He Was A Knick Good Defender Played The Passing Lanes Really Good. He Got Hops And Plays With Energy But Cant Shoot Kinda Of Offensivly Challenged Although He Seemed To Develop A Little Offensive Game With The Lakers He Still Is What He Is A Decent Role Player.

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Ariza is a good defensive player, ahtletic. really the Lakers need him to generate a jumpshot, then he would be more useful.

Orlando are playing really well, Howard is dominating, while Nelson has stepped his game up big time. Lewis and Turk do their thing to. The rookie Courtney Lee has also been playing well. Their main weakness is having a weak bench. i think this is why they wont go all the way. also they dnt really have a go-to-guy. they dnt go to Howard in tough situations, they aint got a Kobe, Pierce or Lebron.

but when the Magic start hitting their three pointers they really hard to beat.

OKLAHOMA CITYŚMore than six months after the approval of the Seattle SuperSonics' relocation to Oklahoma City, the metropolitan region's 1.3 million residents continue to eagerly await the arrival of the Thunder, their promised NBA team.

"We realize basketball season started back in October, but we're not worried. We have no problem waiting a little longer for our first real professional basketball team to arrive," Mayor Mick Cornett said during an interview. "I called Commissioner Stern a few months ago, but I haven't heard anything back yet. I assume the Thunder will be here any day now." The mayor also noted that there is a team in town, or more precisely a basketball-themed comedy group, performing shows a few nights a week at the Ford Center, though their gimmick of the home team always losing becomes predictable after a while.

honestly id say 75 % of the games in the NBA these days are mad boring.

and im not even kidding

The Bird, Magic, Jordan , Bad Boys era was a much more competative aggressive type game

just the dunks are better now ,

meh

I agree 100%. The overall atmosphere was better back then too. It was more about the game. Now its more about entertainment and all the extra bullshit.

Shit was probably even better in the 80's too, but i was too young to remember any of that. The early 90's was the best era i've ever watched. Up until about '95...after that, the NBA started to decline overall until recently.